Shared Memories and Thoughts of the First Lunar Landing
In The Color of the Moon interactive gallery, visitors can share their memories and thoughts of the first lunar landing that took place on July 20, 1969. Many responses have [...]
Visitor Poetry Inspirations in The Color of the Moon
In The Color of the Moon exhibition, visitors have the opportunity to experience an interactive gallery space which features the historic NASA footage of the first lunar landing in 1969, [...]
The Color of the Moon – Gallery Activity Sheets for Your Visit
In 2019, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. However, American artists were celebrating and documenting our closest celestial body, long before the landing in 1969.
The 50th Anniversary of the First Lunar Landing from an Artist’s Perspective
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans to land on the moon.
The Color of the Moon – Compare and Contrast the Work of Thomas Chambers
Displayed in the exhibit, The Color of the Moon, there are two works by Thomas Chambers. A painter of both landscapes and marine scenes, Chambers did not limit his subjects to views that he knew firsthand but made liberal use of both his imagination and popular engraved images.
The Art of Seating: Centripetal Spring Arm Chair, by Thomas E. Warren
Can a chair be a work of art? Of course it can! A chair is a type of sculpture that can also have a function. Some of them can only be decorative.
The Art of Seating: Artwork Highlight, Current by Vivian Beer
Can a chair be a work of art? Of course it can! A chair is a type of sculpture that can also have a function. Some of them can be decorative as well. Find the chair, Current, by Vivian Beer, shown in the exhibition, The Art of Seating.
In Exaltation of Flowers by Edward Steichen
These seven canvases by Edward Steichen (1879-1973) were created between 1910 and 1914 as a mural series to decorate the foyer of a townhouse on Park Avenue in New York City.
Bridging Two American Muralists: Daniel Garber and Edward Steichen
What is a mural? A mural an art form that goes back to prehistoric times and found in many different cultures. Murals are works of art that are applied directly [...]